Charity Racket Probe Digs Out Fake Nuns in California
A New York legislative inquiry exposed charity rackets in which phony nuns solicited donations. Women in rented habits posed as religious figures, using a “bishop” to certify fake missions and pockets for themselves. Witnesses described theft of canned goods and misused charitable clothes. The probe plans further hearings statewide to curb unethical promoters and reassure the public.
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City Department
Welfdre
Bernard Tompkins
Breen Tompkins
New York City
Tormpkins
Joseph P. Hoey
Brookyn
Solicitations and Canister Distribution Spark Public Debate
Probers report receiving numerous canisters at regular intervals as sponsors’ labels mix with control suggestions from officials. City rules cap solicitation length while charities, fund raisers, and public solicitations continue to draw scrutiny in shopping centers.
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Ferent
Youth Confesses to Poisoned Champagne Murders of Parents
A 20-year-old chemist confessed to poisoning his physician father William Fraden and teacher mother Shirley Fraden with cyanide in champagne to fund a new life. He said his mother’s sexual bias accusations spurred the killings, which he plotted with Dennis Wepman for money. A girlfriend’s tip led to police questions and the eventual confession.
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Aity
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Harlow Fraden
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William Fraden
Shireley
de’ Luca
de Luca
Wepman
Hem
Yale Clemency Frees 95 Army Prisoners
In Pusan Korea Maj. Gen. William S. Lawton announced a Christmas clemency order that released 95 inmates from the U S Army stockade there. The prisoners, set to complete sentences by January 15 or become eligible by then, accounted for about a quarter of inmates in Korea's Army stockade.
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Norea
U. S. Army
William $. Lawton
Korean Communications Zone
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